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Associated Press:
Obama runs away with SC primary — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially-charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.
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CNN:
Exit polls: Bill Clinton's effect — (CNN) — Bill Clinton's aggressive campaigning in South Carolina in the days leading up to the state's primary may have had a net negative effect among South Carolina's Democratic primary voters, CNN exit polls indicate.
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Los Angeles Times:
Is the right right on the Clintons? — Hillary's campaign tactics are causing some liberals to turn against the couple. — Something strange happened the other day. All these different people — friends, co-workers, relatives, people on a liberal e-mail list I read — kept saying the same thing …
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Associated Press:
Early SC Exit Poll Highlights — By The Associated Press - 2 hours ago — Some highlights of preliminary data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday: — ___ — IT'S THE ECONOMY, AGAIN
Caroline Kennedy / New York Times:
A President Like My Father — OVER the years, I've been deeply moved by the people who've told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting …
Krooney / The Page:
HOW HE DID IT — Per the network/AP early exit poll results: — African-Americans: Obama 81%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 1% — African-American women: Obama 82%, Clinton 17%, Edwards 0% — Whites: Edwards 39%, Clinton 36%, Obama 24% … ABC News: Preliminary exit poll results indicate …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
BILL: ‘MY MESSAGE’ 99.9% POSITIVE — From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli — COLUMBIA, SC — At the end of a week in which he's often been the center of attention, former president Bill Clinton struck a conciliatory note, admitting that he has gotten “hot” defending his wife even as he defended his campaign role.
CBS News:
Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Primary — CBS News Projects That Obama Has Defeated Clinton And Edwards In Prelude To Super Tuesday — (CBS/AP) CBS News estimates that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama will win the South Carolina Democratic primary. — Obama reached out for victory …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THE PROBLEM WITH BILL 2.0 — I've been trying for several days now to sort out my reactions to the increasingly bitter turn of the Democratic nomination race. So let share with you my thoughts about where we are. — As I told you at the time, I thought most of the charges that the Clintons …
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
South Carolina Results: Obama Wins Huge — Results can be found at the South Carolina Democratic Party website, and at CNN. — 75% Reporting (projected pledged delegates in parenthesis) — Obama: 54%, 204,709, (7) — Clinton 27%, 102,610, (1) — Edwrds: 19%, 70,099, (0)
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS — Here's Bill Clinton this afternoon discounting Barack Obama's expected victory in South Carolina by explaining that Jesse Jackson won the state twice ...
John O'Connor / The State:Signs pointing to record turnout
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Bill Clinton As Victim: Says His Message is “99.99″ Percent Positive
Mark Halperin / The Page:Clinton Camp Memo on South Carolina, Florida, Feb. 5 States
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Michael Scherer / TIME: Swampland:
McCain's Conversation Changer: A Misleading Low Blow — McCain wants the Florida primary to be an election about national security, his best issue. But until Saturday, the contest was humming along as an election more about the economy, Mitt Romney's best issue.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:McCain: Romney favored Iraq withdrawal
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CBS News:
“Clean” Movie Maven Arrested For Teen Sex — Utah Man Who Sold R-Rated Films Shorn Of Skin Arrested For Sex With 14-Year-Old Girls — (CBS) A Utah retailer of family-friendly tapes and DVDs - Hollywood films with the “dirty parts” cut out of them - has been arrested for trading sex with two 14-year-old girls.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Surge in Early Balloting Shifts Florida Races — BOCA RATON, Fla. — A surge of early voting by Florida Democrats and Republicans has startled officials here and injected additional complexity into the state's presidential primaries on Tuesday. — Democratic candidates are not overtly campaigning …
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